Michael Strasburg
Recent Stories
Smooth sailing ahead
The months-long U.S. Highway 51 repaving project between Minocqua and Woodruff is on schedule to end this week, bringing a close to weeks of traffic slowdowns as road crews work round the clock to provide a smoother ride for Northwoods motorists.
Woodruff YMCA proposed in partnership with Lakeland Fitness and Golf
The owners of Lakeland Fitness and Golf are in discussions with YMCA of the Northwoods to establish a local YMCA expansion to their current Woodruff facility, both parties announced last week.
A lasting legacy on Wisconsin waters
Fifty years ago, lifelong musky fisherman Gene Allen of Kaukauna made the catch of a lifetime: a 53 and 1/2 inch musky weighing 51 pounds on Flambeau Lake in Lac du Flambeau. It’s only one of an estimated 2,000 muskies Allen caught in his lifetime, but it’s hard to imagine the catch of Sept. 21, 1975 not being his most memorable.
Beef bonanza
The 60th Beef-A-Rama on Sept. 27 drew a record herd to downtown Minocqua, according to early estimates from the Minocqua Area Visitors Bureau.
Using art to heal
A local cosmetic and paramedical tattoo artist is offering mastectomy patients a way to restore confidence in their bodies and help complete their healing journey this month. Kelsey Hinterleitner, owner of Carabelli’s Beauty Co. in Minocqua, is offering free hyper-realistic nipple and areola tattoos to mastectomy patients every Saturday in October.
Compassion is key
The Northwoods is known far and wide as a vital tourist destination that draws its fair share of wealthy visitors and seasonal residents, but that hardly paints the full picture of our community. While there is great prosperity in the Northwoods, there is also significant need and financial hardship. Correspondingly, another element that remains largely unseen is the compassionate work being done to help those in need.
Rinse and repeat
It ought to be a familiar sight (and site) in the coming weeks along the three-mile stretch of Highway 51 between Minocqua and Woodruff, as road construction crews begin milling the outer lanes of the busy Northwoods corridor.
Holy COW! 60th Beef-A-Rama moo-ves into town Saturday
This year, Minocqua’s Beef-A-Rama presents a roast worth boasting about, as the perennial fall festival celebrates its 60th event on Saturday, Sept. 27.
How I learned to stop worrying and love the zipper merge
Let me pose a situation we’re all too familiar with: You’re driving down a highway and you come across a single lane of traffic that stretches, seemingly, into infinity. The other lane is open, but temporary signs indicate that lane will end soon and merge with the backed up lane.
